A convoy of FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, arrived on Wednesday (August 5) to attend a crisis meeting in Morocco.

Infantino holds a crisis meeting with top FIFA officials as he looks to shore up his position in the wake of the collapse of his gambit to sell off commercial rights to the World Cup.

The FIFA president has been the subject of a torrent of criticism, and no small amount of personal abuse, since he floated the idea of a new commercial rights body to FIFA's 211 member associations last week.

The proposed sale of 20% of the body to private investment to raise $4.2 billion, and the involvement of a company with family links to U.S. President Donald Trump, were the most egregious flaws in the plan according to its many critics.

Infantino's climbdown last Friday has done little to assuage those critics, most notably the European confederation UEFA, who accused him of selling the soul of the game and have said they no longer have confidence in his leadership.

That has cast a shadow over Infantino's re-election for a fourth term at the FIFA Congress in Morocco in March 2027, which looked a foregone conclusion two months ago.

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Infantino holds a crisis meeting with top FIFA officials as he looks to shore up his position in the wake of the collapse of his proposal to sell off commercial rights to the World Cup.

VIDEO SHOWS: CONVOY OF FIFA PRESIDENT, GIANNI INFANTINO, ARRIVING AT FIFA AFRICA OFFICE IN SALE, RABAT, MOROCCO AHEAD OF CRISIS MEETING / BUILDING'S EXTERIORS

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SHOWS: SALE, RABAT, MOROCCO (AUGUST 5, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF EXTERIOR OF FIFA AFRICA OFFICE WITH SIGN READING (English): “FIFA”

2. CONVOY OF FIFA PRESIDENT, GIANNI INFANTINO, ARRIVING AT VENUE

3. ANOTHER VEHICLE ARRIVING AT VENUE

4. VARIOUS OF EXTERIOR OF ROYAL MOROCCAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION LOCATED NEXT TO FIFA AFRICA OFFICE

5. GATE